That’s an experience everyone here on Talking Sober understands: when that “addict voice” creeps in and starts whispering “it’s ok, it’s fine, just do it”. It’s a sneaky sneaky voice.
What I do is come on here and share about it on the Checking In thread. Getting it out and sharing about my day, my ups and downs, helps get me out of my own head, and helps keep me safe:
Checking in daily to maintain focus #39
It was a good day! I guess all days are good days because I’m alive and I’m learning - but yesterday was a day where I moved forward on a big project, and that feels good. I am looking at buying a business in my city, and there’s a lot of things to take care of to do that (especially loans and negotiations about price and payment), and yesterday I moved forward on a big step: the current owner is interested in the payment schedule that I proposed, which means the deal is more likely to go forward successfully.
When I write it out here it all seems rather dull 
I got excited about it though! 
It felt like a big achievement.